The only thing that stops the dust is the rain. It’s a sweet reprieve, but there is no middle ground. The land is either as dry as the Betty Ford clinic, or as wet as the ocean floor. Everything can be seen from the ridge overlooking Armadillo as John Marston gently bounces along atop...

Golden Nugget Review

Whats this!? The Caped Crusader on holiday!?

Robin: Batman! I haven't seen you in days. Have you been here in the BatCave this whole time?
Batman: Of course I have, Boy Wonder, I've been playing my new Playstation game, the Golden Nugget. It's a casino and detective game all in one. I play the role of Steven Killsbourg, a poker playing ace. My ex-girlfriend is a scientist who invented a chaos chip, which can predict anything - the weather, earthquakes, card hands... She practically begged me to enter a poker tournament, so I could try to discover who stole her valuable chip. There are video clips along the way, so I can learn a little about all the suspects. Plus, I have an amazingly handsome actor named Adam West helping me along the way.
Robin: Holy royal flushes Batman!
Batman: No, I didn't do that well, Dick. Those only come once, maybe twice in a lifetime. But they'll be happening for one lucky person a lot more often, if I don't find out who stole that chip. Look! Adam West just got back from a video sequence in his crimelab, and he has new information. I could save the world!
Robin: Holy washed out 1960s actor Batman! Didn't I last see him as a guest on USA's "Up all Night?"
Batman: Shut your trap, Boy Wonder.
Robin: Holy mind numbing boredom! You've been playing seven card stud for hours on end?
Batman: Far from it! This game offers sixteen different casino games. Everything you'd ever see in a casino, from blackjack, poker, and craps to Bacarat and Pai Gow Poker. They even have a Roulette Wheel and slots if you really want to push your luck. And for the senior citizen in you, there's Keno.
Robin: Holy variety Batman! But what in the world is Bacarat?
Batman: I'm not quite sure, but I do know it involves me losing money. But that's OK, I've already won thousands of dollars playing some of the simpler games. I'm considering purchasing a new Lay-z-Boy chair. Plus, if I get fifty thousand big ones, I'll get invited to the VIP room. I heard they serve free drinks.
Robin: Holy ignoramus Batman! That's not real money you're winning, and you won't get any alcohol. Its just a video game. Anyway, only a washed up television actor would be caught dead playing Keno for very long.
Batman: Not real money? No booze? That takes away all the fun from this game. There's no fun in betting computer money that I can simply regenerate by saving and re-loading my game. At least there's this great mystery, starring one of the world's greatest actors, Adam West, for me to figure out.
Robin: Holy flashbacks, Batman! What kind of actor would sink to doing video games? And poorly programmed games at that.
Batman: I guess you're right, Boy Wonder. The game play is a bit choppy. Also, its a quite hard to understand. I can never tell how much I'm betting. Plus, the game offers poor instructions for the non-experienced casino gamer. And though there are lot of games to choose from, they all get boring after just a few hands, now that I know its not real money.
Robin: So what happens once you solve the mystery? Do you score with your sexy ex-girlfriend?
Batman: I think you get to see a bunch of video clips - anything's possible...
Robin: Holy unbridled lust Batman!
Batman: Settle down, Boy Wonder. It is rated for kids to adults.
Robin: Aw, shucks Batman. Well, can I play with you?
Batman: Sorry Robin, the programmers were too cheap to make the game multiplayer.
Robin: Holy unrealistic game Batman! Only one person can play in an entire casino?! How lame.
Batman: That's the way the bat-cookie crumbles.